Acute cerebrovascular accidents (CVA)‚ or strokes‚ are common in the United States and are capable of leaving behind many after-effects. CVAs are “the leading neurological cause of pharyngeal dysphagia and intractable aspiration” (Qu‚ Li‚ Liang‚ Su‚ Chen‚ & He‚ 2010‚ p. 299). In fact‚ anywhere from 27% to 69% of individuals experience dysphagia after an acute CVA (National Stroke Foundation‚ p. 97). Those who do not die or experience spontaneous recovery within the first 2 weeks are left with complications
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Introduction Definition of multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease of the central nervous system including the brain‚ spinal cord‚ and optic nerves. The central nervous system is made up of nerve cells that send signals to each other. Each nerve cell is covered with a protective lining called myelin which acts like insulation on an electrical wire. It allows signals to pass between nerve cells at high speed. In multiple sclerosis‚ disease activity damages the myelin in a process
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People hear about the word Leukemia often‚ yet most people don’t know what this condition is or what it entails. There are several different types and forms of leukemia‚ and all don’t affect the same people. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cancer diagnosed in children‚ with approximately 6000 new cases yearly. This cancer is sudden‚ dramatic‚ and it gets worse very quickly without treatment. Although pragmatically for individuals being diagnosed there is a survival rate of 90%
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Physiology of fitness Acute exercise lasts for the length of a training session. During this time our bodies respond to the exercise and physical stress of the physical activity in lots of different ways. These are called acute responses. Acute responses immediate responses to exercise‚ such as an increase in body temperature and heart rate. Musculoskeletal response The musculoskeletal system allows and enables the body to move through a system of muscles‚ bones‚ tendons‚ cartilage and
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is telling me. Starting at a young age‚ I have had severe health challenges that put me on this path. This challenge has contributed to who I am now in addition to what I desire to one day become. When I turned seven years old I was diagnosed with acute asthma and my condition became more severe and problematic as I grew older. In the ninth grade I had health issues and was missing many classes. I was starting my high school experience with a reputation for having attendance issues and falling behind
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There were various instances in my life where my acute goal setting skills had helped me to survive and attain success. Whenever I set a goal‚ I used to make sure that its practical and is achievable. I was using SMART methodology without exactly knowing what it was and now after learning about it I am surprised to find that I have been using this all these days so as to achieve my goals. For instance‚ I would like to explain my experience in acute goal setting as per my past work experience. My survival
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Chronic myelogenous leukemia begins to form in blood-forming cells in the bone marrow. A mutation takes place in the early stages of the myeloid cells‚ who are responsible in making the red blood cells‚ platelets‚ and even some white blood cells. The infected
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NRSG258 Acute Care Nursing – S00169019 1- My chosen patient Paul is a 45-year-old man who has torn his rotator cuff during a rugby game. After consultation the surgeon informs Paul that he will require a shoulder arthroscopy with rotator cuff repair followed by rehabilitation. The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons (supraspinatus‚ infraspinatus‚ teres minor and subscapularis) attached to the bones of the shoulder joint. The rotator cuff connects the humerus (upper arm) to the scapula
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Pain and Able: Chronic Pain and Mood Disorders The ability to feel pain is something most people possess. It’s the body’s way of letting us know that something we are doing is damaging. Pain can range in intensity from annoying pain such as stubbing your toe to extreme pain such as child birth or kidney stone. We can all relate to these feelings of pain in one way or the other‚ but what happens when the pain doesn’t go away? When pain lingers on‚ it can affect many factors of a person’s life
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As the U.S. population ages‚ older adults with chronic pain are increasing dramatically. Research has found that 50 percent of the elderly who live on their own and 75-85 percent of the elderly in care facilities suffer from chronic pain (NIH Medline Plus‚ 2011). Nonetheless‚ most elders with chronic pain do not receive adequate treatment. Elder people often believe that pain is inevitable as a natural process of getting old. Society also imposes the belief that unable to endure the pain is a sign
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